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Pope John Paul II High juniors hold ring ceremony

Pope John Paul II Catholic High School recently held its annual Junior Ring Mass. The seniors have graduated and left the school, and it was time for the juniors to rise to the top of the school and accept their senior rings.

Sisters Kristin, Elizabeth and Erika Calamari bring up the gifts at the Pope John Paul II Ring Mass.

The new National Honor Society president, Hannah Malus, welcomed students, parents and other guests to the school and to the Mass. The new banner holders, Robert Hattier, Monica Jenson and John Cihangir and new cross bearer Grace Jovanovic, led the junior class down the center aisle.

President of the junior class Austin Fairchild, and Vice President Bailee Ordes, walked behind the class with the senior class rings. Father Thomas McCann presided over the Mass and gave a homily about stepping into the seniors’ ‘shoes’ and fulfilling expectations.

As the Mass came to a close, Fairchild gave a speech about how they have spent the past three years looking up to the seniors and how they are now seniors.

Assistant Principal Jane Reynolds called out each junior’s name. They walked across the stage, so that Principal Richard Berkowitz, and Brad Humphreys, assistant principal for Student Affairs, could hand the students their class ring.

Each ring had the PJP crest and the year 2012 on one side, and on the other the students picked a symbol of their high school years and their name. The juniors cheered as they stepped over the threshold from junior year to senior year.

STUDENT COUNCIL ELECTIONSPJP held Student Council Elections last week for its 2011-12 school year officers.Next year’s senior class president will be Fairchild, vice president is Ally Zitzmann, secretary is Monica Jensen, treasurer is Catherine Lacoste, and historian Jonathan Urbina.

The new junior class president will be Alex Roscigno, vice president is Kali Lassus, secretary is Christian Grady, and treasurer is Sarah Vogel.

The new sophomore class president will be Mason Klotz, vice president is Michaela Stasi, secretary is Jeremy Seal, and treasurer is Trey Wortmann.

The Executive Board president will be John Finch, vice president is Brittany Trosclair, secretary is Megan Bratheberry, and treasurer is Brandon Schroeder.

HONOR SOCIETY ELECTIONSThe PJP National Honor Society recently held elections. The new NHS president is Hannah Malus, vice president is Caitlin Devereux, secretary is Elizabeth Calamari, and treasurer is Kaliff Daire.

END OF YEARPope John Paul II High will have dismissal Friday at 10 a.m. for the summer holidays. The 2011-12 school year will start Aug. 8.